# Gureghar Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Gureghar

Gureghar is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **1,910 people in 461 households**, the 56th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 1,910people (2011)
- 461households
- 77.6%literacy
- 953females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Gureghar

Of every 100 households in Gureghar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Gureghar · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****46%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****53%**

**46%

Tap water ****1%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**84%

Use banking services ****90%**

**65%

Television ****33%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****45%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****18%**

**18%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Gureghar?

■ Gureghar · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1176**

**982

Working population ****47.2%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.7% for men and 68.9% for women. 66% of men and 27% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 222 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 173 (19%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (9%) · **■** Marginal 417 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamalpur

- Bahadurpur2,098 people
- Betragar2,091 people
- Mayna2,000 people
- Basantapur1,918 people
- Sonar Garia1,906 people
- Amarpur1,898 people
- Dattapara1,869 people
- Chak Dighi1,833 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Gureghar?1,910 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gureghar in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Gureghar?77.6% (Census 2011)